12824 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 34 / Tuesday, February 20, 2024 / Notices 

1See Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the 

People’s Republic of China: Amended Final 

Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and 

Antidumping Duty Order, 78 FR 21592 (April 11, 

2013); see also Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the 

People’s Republic of China: Countervailing Duty 

Order, 78 FR 21596 (April 11, 2013) (Orders). 

2See Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from China; 

Institution of Five-Year Reviews, 88 FR 42745 (July 

3, 2023). 

3See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 

FR 42688 (July 3, 2023). 

4 See Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the 

People’s Republic of China: Final Results of the 

Expedited Second Sunset Review of the 

Antidumping Duty Orders, 88 FR 74976 (November 

1, 2023), and accompanying Issues and Decision 

Memorandum (IDM); see also Drawn Stainless Steel 

Sinks From the People’s Republic of China: Final 

Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of 

the Countervailing Duty Order, 88 FR 72428 

(October 20, 2023), and accompanying IDM. 

5See Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from China, 89 

FR 8440 (February 7, 2024) (ITC Final 

Determination). 

6Mounting clips, fasteners, seals, and sounddeadening pads are not covered by the scope of this 

order if they are not included within the sales price 

of the drawn stainless steel sinks, regardless of 

whether they are shipped with or entered. 

7See Orders. 

component(s) and specific finished 

product(s) described in the submitted 

notification (summarized below) and 

subsequently authorized by the Board. 

The benefits that may stem from 

conducting production activity under 

FTZ procedures are explained in the 

background section of the Board’s 

website—accessible via www.trade.gov/ 

ftz. 

The proposed finished products 

include stainless steel ingots and nickel 

ingots (duty rate ranges from duty-free 

to 3.0%). 

The proposed foreign-status materials 

and components include stainless steel 

ingots and nickel ingots (duty rate 

ranges from duty-free to 3.0%). The 

request indicates that certain materials/ 

components are subject to duties under 

section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act 

of 1962 (section 232) or section 301 of 

the Trade Act of 1974 (section 301), 

depending on the country of origin. The 

applicable section 232 and section 301 

decisions require subject merchandise 

to be admitted to FTZs in privileged 

foreign status (19 CFR 146.41). 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions shall be 

addressed to the Board’s Executive 

Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The 

closing period for their receipt is April 

1, 2024. 

A copy of the notification will be 

available for public inspection in the 

‘‘Online FTZ Information System’’ 

section of the Board’s website. 

For further information, contact 

Juanita Chen at juanita.chen@trade.gov. 

Dated: February 13, 2024. 

Elizabeth Whiteman, 

Executive Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–983, C–570–984] 

Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the 

People’s Republic of China: 

Continuation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Orders 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: As a result of the 

determinations by the U.S. Department 

of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. 

International Trade Commission (ITC) 

that revocation of the antidumping duty 

(AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) 

orders on drawn stainless steel sinks 

from the People’s Republic of China 

(China) would likely lead to the 

continuation or recurrence of dumping 

and countervailable subsidies, and 

material injury to an industry in the 

United States, Commerce is publishing 

a notice of continuation of these AD and 

CVD orders. 

DATES: Applicable February 7, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sean Grossnickle, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3818. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On April 11, 2013, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register the 

AD and CVD orders on drawn stainless 

steel sinks from China.1 On July 23, 

2023, the ITC instituted,2 and 

Commerce initiated,3 the second sunset 

reviews of the Orders, pursuant to 

section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 

as amended (the Act). As a result of its 

reviews, Commerce determined that 

revocation of the Orders would likely 

lead to the continuation or recurrence of 

dumping and countervailable subsidies, 

and, therefore, notified the ITC of the 

magnitude of the margins of dumping 

and subsidy rates likely to prevail 

should the Orders be revoked.4

On February 7, 2024, the ITC 

published its determination, pursuant to 

sections 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act, 

that revocation of the Orders would 

likely lead to continuation or recurrence 

of material injury to an industry in the 

United States within a reasonably 

foreseeable time.5

Scope of the Orders 

The merchandise covered by the 

Orders includes drawn stainless steel 

sinks with single or multiple drawn 

bowls, with or without drain boards, 

whether finished or unfinished, 

regardless of type of finish, gauge, or 

grade of stainless steel. Mounting clips, 

fasteners, seals, and sound-deadening 

pads are also covered by the scope of 

these Orders if they are included within 

the sales price of the drawn stainless 

steel sinks.6 For purposes of this scope 

definition, the term ‘‘drawn’’ refers to a 

manufacturing process using metal 

forming technology to produce a smooth 

basin with seamless, smooth, and 

rounded corners. Drawn stainless steel 

sinks are available in various shapes 

and configurations and may be 

described in a number of ways 

including flush mount, top mount, or 

undermount (to indicate the attachment 

relative to the countertop). Stainless 

steel sinks with multiple drawn bowls 

that are joined through a welding 

operation to form one unit are covered 

by the scope of the Orders. Drawn 

stainless steel sinks are covered by the 

scope of the Orders whether or not they 

are sold in conjunction with non-subject 

accessories such as faucets (whether 

attached or unattached), strainers, 

strainer sets, rinsing baskets, bottom 

grids, or other accessories. 

Excluded from the scope of the Orders 

are stainless steel sinks with fabricated 

bowls. Fabricated bowls do not have 

seamless corners, but rather are made by 

notching and bending the stainless steel, 

and then welding and finishing the 

vertical corners to form the bowls. 

Stainless steel sinks with fabricated 

bowls may sometimes be referred to as 

‘‘zero radius’’ or ‘‘near zero radius’’ 

sinks. The products covered by these 

Orders are currently classified in the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS) under statistical 

reporting number 7324.10.0000 and 

7324.10.0010. Although the HTSUS 

subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the scope of the 

Orders is dispositive.7

Continuation of the Orders 

As a result of the determinations by 

Commerce and the ITC that revocation 

of the Orders would likely lead to 

continuation or recurrence of dumping 

and countervailable subsidies, and 

material injury to an industry in the 

United States, pursuant to section 

751(d)(2) of the Act, Commerce hereby 

orders the continuation of the Orders. 


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8See ITC Final Determination. 

1See Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India: 

Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Review; 2021, 88 FR 56000 (August 

17, 2023) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying 

Preliminary Decision Memo (PDM). 

2See Memorandum, ‘‘Report on Verification of 

Norma (India) Limited, USK Exports Private 

Limited, Uma Shanker Khandelwal & Co., and 

Bansidhar Chiranjilal,’’ dated October 25, 2023; see 

also Memorandum, ‘‘Report on Verification of R.N. 

Gupta & Co., Ltd.,’’ dated October 25, 2023. 

3See GOI’s Letter, ‘‘Case Brief on behalf,’’ dated 

November 6, 2023. 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for 

Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Review; 2021,’’ dated November 15, 2023. 

5See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for 

Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Review; 2021,’’ dated January 23, 2024. 

6See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum for the Final Results of the 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of 

Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India; 2021,’’ 

dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, 

this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). 

7 Id. at 2–3. 

8See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act 

regarding financial contribution; see also section 

771(5)(E) of the Act regarding benefit; and section 

771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity. 

9See Preliminary Results PDM at 25–26. 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection will 

continue to collect AD and CVD cash 

deposits at the rates in effect at the time 

of entry for all imports of subject 

merchandise. 

The effective date of the continuation 

of the Orders will be February 7, 2024.8

Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.218(c)(2), Commerce 

intends to initiate the next five-year 

reviews of the Orders not later than 30 

days prior to fifth anniversary of the 

date of the last determination by the 

ITC. 

Administrative Protective Order (APO) 

This notice also serves as a final 

reminder to parties subject to an APO of 

their responsibility concerning the 

return or destruction of proprietary 

information disclosed under APO in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), 

which continues to govern business 

proprietary information in this segment 

of the proceeding. Timely written 

notification of the return or destruction 

of APO materials, or conversion to 

judicial protective order, is hereby 

requested. Failure to comply with the 

regulations and terms of an APO is a 

violation which is subject to sanction. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

These five-year (sunset) reviews and 

this notice are in accordance with 

sections 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act, 

and published in accordance with 

section 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.218(f)(4). 

Dated: February 13, 2024. 

Ryan Majerus, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive 

functions and duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03376 Filed 2–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–533–872] 

Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From 

India: Final Results of Countervailing 

Duty Administrative Review; 2021 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) determines that 

Norma (India) Ltd. (Norma) and R.N. 

Gupta & Co. Ltd. (RNG) received 

countervailable subsidies during the 

period of review (POR), January 1, 2021, 

through December 31, 2021. 

DATES: Applicable February 20, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Preston N. Cox or Scarlet K. Jaldin, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement 

and Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–5041 or (202) 482–4275, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On August 17, 2023, Commerce 

published the Preliminary Results of 

this administrative review in the 

Federal Register and invited interested 

parties to comment.1 In September 

2023, Commerce conducted verification 

of the information reported in the 

questionnaire responses of Norma 

(India) Limited (Norma) and R.N. Gupta 

& Co. Ltd. (RNG).2 On November 6, 

2023, we received a timely filed case 

brief from the Government of India 

(GOI).3 On November 15, 2023, 

Commerce extended the deadline for 

issuing these final results to February 1, 

2023.4 On January 23, 2024, we further 

extended the deadline for these final 

results to February 13, 2024.5 For a 

complete description of the events that 

occurred since the publication of the 

Preliminary Results, see the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum.6

Scope of the Order 

The merchandise covered by the 

Order is finished carbon steel flanges. 

For a complete description of the scope 

of the Order, see the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum.7

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised by the GOI in its case 

brief are addressed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum. A list of topics 

discussed in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum is provided in Appendix 

I. The Issues and Decision 

Memorandum is a public document and 

is on file electronically via Enforcement 

and Compliance’s Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Centralized 

Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 

ACCESS is available to registered users 

at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a 

complete version of the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum can be accessed 

directly at https://access.trade.gov/ 

public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. 

Changes Since the Preliminary Results 

Based on our analysis of comments 

from interested parties and the 

information on the record, there have 

been no changes made from the 

Preliminary Results. For a full 

discussion of the issues, see the Issues 

and Decision Memorandum. 

Methodology 

Commerce conducted this 

administrative review in accordance 

with section 751(a)(l)(A) of the Tariff 

Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For 

each of the subsidy programs found to 

be countervailable, we find that there is 

a subsidy, i.e., a government-provided 

financial contribution that gives rise to 

a benefit to the recipient, and that the 

subsidy is specific.8 For a full 

description of the methodology 

underlying our conclusions, including 

our reliance on adverse facts available 

pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of 

the Act, see the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. 

Companies Not Selected for Individual 

Examination 

We made no changes to the 

methodology used in the Preliminary 

Results 9 for determining a rate for 

companies not selected for individual 

examination. Therefore, we have made 

no changes to the subsidy rate 

calculated for companies not selected 

for individual examination. The 

companies for which a review was 

requested and that were not selected as 

mandatory respondents or found to be 

cross-owned with a mandatory 

respondent are listed in Appendix II. 


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